A patriot can be raised in different ways. You can inspire selfless devotion to your state. One can be convinced that the main thing is to defend the homeland with arms in hand in case of trouble. It can be proven that in the name of the interests of one’s country one must always be ready to make sacrifices and heroic deeds. Or you can very simply instill love for the Fatherland: from childhood, read fairy tales, epics, short stories, novels about the heroes of your Motherland. Know who Alyosha Popovich, Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets are. Quote “The Tale of Igor’s Campaign” and poems by Pushkin and Lermontov. Empathize with famous commanders and ordinary soldiers. Do not get confused by the names of Kutuzov, Zhukovsky, Nevsky. Laugh at Krylov's fables and Gogol's stories. Easily talk about the vicissitudes of the fate of the characters in “War and Peace.” And you will see that there will be many more patriots in our country than there are now. And then they will be able to both protect and not betray their compatriots. This book contains the best works of Russian classical literature dedicated to love for the Motherland. Read it with your children.